Alkanoyl halides react with water at room temperature to form carboxylic acids.
![hydrolysis-halides-alkanoyl hidrolisis-haluros-alcanoilo](/images/stories/organica-ii/haluros-alcanoilo/hidrolisis/hidrolisis-haluros-alcanoilo-01.png)
The mechanism occurs in two stages:
Stage 1. Adding water
![hydrolysis-halides-alkanoyl hidrolisis-haluros-alcanoilo](/images/stories/organica-ii/haluros-alcanoilo/hidrolisis/hidrolisis-haluros-alcanoilo-02.png)
Stage 2. Chloride removal
![hydrolysis-halides-alkanoyl hidrolisis-haluros-alcanoilo](/images/stories/organica-ii/haluros-alcanoilo/hidrolisis/hidrolisis-haluros-alcanoilo-03.png)
Alkanoyl halides react with water at room temperature to form carboxylic acids.